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Chapter 1144 Taking Bratsk by Force ([-])

The officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion crossed the river extremely quickly. The soldiers on the raft either paddled the water with wooden paddles or pulled the leashes forward. During the burning time, all the soldiers from a reinforced battalion rushed to the other side, but they did not bring any heavy equipment, only the rifles, revolvers, grenades and a few machine guns on the raft. Ammunition is even more pitiful, but the tasks to be undertaken are quite heavy. Even so, the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are not afraid at all. After quickly organizing their formation on the shore, they follow the predetermined battle plan The soldiers divided into two groups, and hurriedly touched the bunker on the top of the mountain.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Luck is like a roulette wheel. It was on the side of the Qing army before, but in a blink of an eye, it ran to the Russian side. No, when the officers and soldiers of the two Qing army reconnaissance battalions were about to rush to the bunker, the Russian army It was time to change shifts, but as soon as the closed gate of the bunker opened, two Russian soldiers came out of the door one after the other far away. There was no doubt that the first Russian soldier was the first. Immediately realized something was wrong, and just as he was about to shout, Wu Yuankui, who was lurking nearby, had no choice but to kill him on the spot. Although he didn't make a sound, the Russian soldier who was behind happened to see his fellow soldier Death, Dang even shouted, although he was quickly killed by Wu Yuankui's flying dagger, but as soon as the shout sounded, the whole bunker suddenly fell into chaos.

"Rush in and kill!"

Seeing that the surprise attack was no longer possible, Zheng Zaishan, who had just led his troops to the bunker, suddenly became anxious. He let out a slur, and led his troops into the bunker. The battle started in the narrow corridor of the bunker. Although the officers and soldiers of the Russian army resisted desperately, they were suddenly attacked, and the morale of the army was extremely low. It was impossible for them to be the opponents of the Qing army equipped with close-combat weapons such as revolvers. After a bloody fight, the Qing army reconnaissance At the cost of dozens of casualties, the battalion wiped out more than a hundred Russian officers and soldiers in the bunker. Although it did not take too long, the intense gunshots woke up all the Russian officers and soldiers in the surrounding bunkers. come over.

"Every company has it, dig a trench, move fast!"

Although the Russian army in the bunker was wiped out with not too many casualties, Zheng Zaishan's face did not show the slightest bit of joy. Nothing else, since the Russian army had been alarmed, there was not much time left for the Qing army. But at daybreak, the counterattack of the Russian army is obvious. If the first division and the first brigade cannot persist until the first division and the first brigade cross the Angara River, the entire campaign plan may fail, even if Zheng Zaishan is really unwilling to send his men this An elite army was thrown into the defensive battle. At this critical juncture, he could only be prepared for a hard fight.

The officers and soldiers of the Qing army were all equipped with engineering shovels, and the reconnaissance battalion was no exception. It was just that they were anxious to get across, but not all of them brought the engineering shovels. Generally, only one-third of the soldiers could share I realized that as for the rest of the people, they had no choice but to dig the ground with Russian bayonets, but even so, they did not see any complaints from the officers and soldiers, and they were all digging furiously. He is a top-notch member of the whole army, and his actions are very quick. He finally managed to dig two trenches on both sides of the [-] highland before dawn. They gathered around the mountain to form two concentric circles. There is a traffic trench for the connection, and at this time, the engineers of the first brigade responsible for building the pontoon bridge are still busy. The bridge deck is only a little more than halfway covered, and it may take about an hour before it is completed.

"Battalion Commander, the old Maozi is coming from the left and right sides!"

As soon as the trench was dug, Zheng Zaishan didn't even have time to catch his breath when he heard the sentry standing on the top of the bunker shout loudly.

"Send a signal to the artillery position, first show some color to the old man!"

Hearing the sound, Zheng Zaishan hurriedly stood up straight, picked up the binoculars and looked down the mountain, and saw a group of Russian soldiers gathering at the bunker closest to the [-] highland, obviously preparing to launch a forced attack on the mountain Yes, upon seeing this, Zheng Zaishan didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly issued an order loudly.

"Pay attention to the artillery battalions. The first battalion has a secret position of seven holes, seven holes and eight..., the second battalion, a secret position of three holes and two..."

With the waving of two small flags in the hands of the sentinels of the reconnaissance battalion, the artillery positions of the Qing army that had already gathered on the other side of the river suddenly became busy—except for the artillery battalion to which the first brigade belonged, the third and fourth soldiers who had not participated in the battle yesterday The division artillery regiments of the division were all transferred to the opposite side of the [-] highlands. Hundreds of cannons of various types were lined up along the river. Nervously adjusting the secret position.

"All the artillery positions are ready, three rapid fires, hit me!"

The Qing army has many cannons, and the training is extremely strict. Not to mention, the earliest military academy is the Artillery Command Academy. Over the years, although there has been no war, the Qing army has never slackened in the construction of artillery units However, this point can be seen from the familiar skills and tactics of the artillery positions of the Qing army. It was almost as soon as Lin Gaoyang reported the secret position, and the artillery positions were roughly adjusted. With Lin Gaoyang's order, the rapid fire attack began up!

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Since the Western Expedition to Junggar, the artillery manufacturing technology of the Qing Dynasty has changed with each passing day. Compared with the old artillery, the artillery developed by the Qing Dynasty has made innovative progress. The round flowering shells have long been eliminated and replaced by conical integrated shells. The range is longer and the power is greater. As for the rate of fire, it is much stronger than the old-style artillery. When the dense artillery fire is covered, the Russian officers and soldiers who are gathering are suddenly in bad luck. In the solid blockhouse made of stones, the slow-legged can only be blasted to pieces by the intensive artillery fire. The attack on the mountain has not yet begun, and the two Russian regiments assembled on standby have been completely crippled.

"Don't give me the number of casualties. I only want the high ground. Surround me on three sides. Anyone who dares to retreat will be shot!"

Facing a disastrous failure, Lieutenant General Benezovsky, the commander of the Russian Third Frontier Army who was in charge of commanding the recapture of the [-] Heights, became furious on the spot, regardless of the commander of the [-]st Division Ivan Kurt who came to report. How terrified Major General Zowski was, he roared angrily. There is nothing else to do. If he does not regain the three, four and three highlands as soon as possible, once the Qing army is allowed to cross the river in a big way, with the Qing army's strong firepower advantage, the Angara River Fort How could Lieutenant General Benezovsky not be furious about the fact that he couldn't escape from the line and fell to the field.

"Yes!"

Faced with such a tough attitude from his boss, Major General Ivan Kuzovsky dared to say no more. In desperation, he could only respectfully respond, ran back to the front line, and continued to dispatch troops. It is not mentioned that the land is ready to attack the mountain.

The [-] Highland is not a conical mountain, but shaped like an ingot. It is composed of three small hills as a whole, but the hills on the left and right sides are low and the slope is not too big. There is almost no danger to defend. The Qing army had limited strength, so naturally they would not deploy troops on those two small hills. As for the surging Angara River not far from the front of the mountain, the slope of the back mountain is relatively large, with many cliffs, which can launch a charge. The front is not too wide, so it is not suitable for infantry groups to charge. However, due to the fierce artillery of the Qing army, Major General Ivan Kuzowski no longer dared to place the main force of the attack on the left and right sides. After mobilizing to the mountain, only one company of troops was sent to each wing for containment.

The enemy changed and I changed. Seeing that the Russian army focused their attack on the mountain on the back mountain, Zheng Zaishan naturally did not dare to sit idly by. He left two squads on the left and right sides to block the small group of enemies, and the rest of the troops were dispatched to the rear. At the back of the mountain, because the trenches of the Qing army are concentric circles, the whole adjustment is very fast. Before the Russian army can adjust in place, the Qing army has already made preparations for the battle in the trenches of the back mountain. , the only four machine guns were all transferred to the back mountain, but they were not deployed at the first trench, but placed near the top of the mountain.

"fire!"

The artillery of the Russian army is far less than that of the Qing army, but each division also has a battalion of light artillery units. Major General Ivan Kuzovsky achieved the goal of capturing three, four, and three highlands in one fell swoop, and even the reconnaissance attack was saved. As soon as he came up, he put all 27 artillery pieces into the attack. With the command of the artillery commander, the 27 artillery pieces began to roar. It caused too much loss to the Qing army guarding the mountain. There are many boulders and steep slopes on the back mountain. When the Qing army dug trenches, they made full use of these natural obstacles and skillfully built a lot of artillery positions. As soon as the army cannon fired, the alert soldiers of the Qing army hid themselves in the anti-artillery positions early on. The sound of explosions was endless, but as far as the effect was concerned, it was just a sound for the soldiers of the Qing army. A few unlucky soldiers were scratched by flying shrapnel or rubble.

"Battalion Commander, the old man is coming up!"

Just as the rumble of artillery stopped, a battalion of Russian soldiers shouted and launched a charge, rushing towards the three-four-three high ground quickly, and even a Qing army observation post shouted a warning.

"All the machine gun positions are on alert, and the rest of the people go into the trenches and beat me hard!"

Hearing the warning message, Zheng Zaishan hurriedly poked his head out from the anti-artillery position, only glanced at the size of the approaching enemy, and then issued a general order loudly.

"Bah, bah, bah..."

Just when the Russian soldiers rushed to the foot of the mountain, gunshots from the Qing army's position rang out rhythmically. Although the firepower density was far from intensive, the accuracy of the shooting was astonishingly high. No one else, the officers and soldiers of the reconnaissance battalion are all sharpshooters, with guns biting meat, they shot and killed dozens of Russian officers and soldiers who were roaring in an instant, and suddenly suffocated the Russian army's charge... …

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